Pastilla/Bastilla with Chicken and Almonds, La Maison Arabe

Pastilla also know as Bastilla is a traditional Moroccan dish which has its origins in Andalus.

This popular Moroccan dish is basically sweet and salty meat pie wrapped in a phyllo type dough called (warqa). It can be filled with chicken, pigeon, seafood or vegetables. It is really delicious – the combination of savory, sweet, soft and crisp works beautifully.

Pastilla is usually served as a starter.

In New York one can find Warqa at Tanjawi or Naseem Meat Market & Grocery 
in Astoria or Sahadis in Brooklyn.

You can use phyllo dough too but make sure you butter each layer or it will get too dry and crack.

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